
Congratulations to East Jessamine Middle School's Principal Andrew Pickerill who received the KAPE Excellence in Leadership Award. Well deserved!




JCS Principals learning first hand about our new staff site app and how they can help share whats happening at our schools!


Huge thank to WJHS 2019 alumn and UK football player, Eli Cox, for helping us with our project for Digital Citizenship week!



Charlotte Lewis emphasizes the importance of giving English Learners access to grade level text. She shows East Middle teachers the online resources Diffit and Engineering Text, which provide scaffolds for ELs without compromising complexity.


Look at this beautiful collaborative painting by the staff at Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary!


Mr. Vinson supports foundational literacy skills as he leads instruction.


Blind contour drawing exercises in the East Jessamine Middle School Art room to stimulate the right side of the brain and observational drawing skill! These were so fun ✍️


Erin Green and Lee Ann Morvai work to give all students a voice using adaptive equipment!


West side APs team up to grill for open house!


JCS’s very own Travis Wise has been named the Kentucky Nutrition Association Administrator of the Year! Travis was selected for this honor due to the outstanding support that he provides to cafeteria managers and new team members and for his commitment to serving high quality meals for our students. We’re so happy to celebrate Travis and we appreciate his leadership and dedication!


West Middle sends a big thank you to Anna Brannen, Mallory Brown and their pilot classroom committees and partners over the years for making this happen for our students!


Ms. Taylor helps students visualize what success looks like with first graders at WES this morning:)


It was a great Saturday morning of learning and collaborating at the JCS Arts Retreat!


Unsung hero! Deedee Jackson stands in the sun to measure today's heat index. She'll do it again and again this afternoon to make sure our students stay safe.


JCS transportation department meets weekly to brainstorm and troubleshoot.


West High's Ms. Mitchell supports her students by modeling dimensional analysis


Lots of student discourse at Warner this morning! #engagement




Ms. Husted at Red Oak is rocking PBIS structures in a class meeting at the end of the day! #positivebehaviorinterventions



Angie Burton is a model for creating a classroom with exemplary culture of learning. Expectations and structures are clear. Students fully engaged during stations. The atmosphere is kind, but demanding of excellence. Angie and Ben Gerken partner in leading co-taught instruction.


Principal Schuerman meets with students to discuss the BES choices that lead to excellence.
